Would you buy your grandchild a pooping flamingo?

Certainly not. Am i alone in accepting the word "poo" but find "poop" really grisly?!

Oh, Lord, @Lemongrove, that’s me told - (slinks off into the naughty corner).

My dd (rightly IMO) ignores most of such infantile poo talk.
What I did find funny was that his nice polite ‘Thank you Mummy,’ was interspersed with it.
FWIW he’s very well behaved at school - comments from both current reception and former pre-school teacher have made dd and SiL very happy.

No, I certainly wouldn't buy it. OK know all kid go through that stage but it hardly needs encouraging!

Most certainly yes if my GD really wanted it and I could afford it. Obviously, I would run it past the parents first. Their decision is final.

I have 6 grandchildren and they all went through the stage of being delighted with bodily functions. They all at some stage had pooing reindeer or peeing dolls, which they adored. My youngest granddaughter aged 2 is getting a tiny tears from me for Christmas. Her 5 year old sister has one, okays with it constantly and she is desperate for one.
I found out that Aldi has them at a great price. I know she will get many years of enjoyment. I have bought them educational toys and books too. I can't see anything wrong with the fun toys, and certainly have no objection to toys which poo and wee. It's a stage most children go through, its natural.

I would not buy a pooping anything, I find the whole idea of this type of toy very depressing and had a recent discussion with my son on the subject. I try to buy games and toys that are not fads as they quickly get forgotten or thrown away.

NO!!! Gross!!

Parky, they may have been intended to be eggs in my toy chicken but they were round, brown plastic "pellets"! (My sibling & I had great fun with this, as I recall.) My point is that "plus ca change" & most children will quite naturally be amused (at a certain age) by toys with bodily functions. It's just a stage that many children go through and, (IMO) is nothing to worry about. (But I wouldn't buy that flamingo!)

People need to you're buying what the child likes, with in limits of safety etc., not what you like!

Saw it last night too and would definitely find something better for the money. My Tiny Tears years ago used to wet& you changed her nappy, so I suppose 'bodily fluids' have gone that bit further...

Frankie51, you have said it perfectly, IMO!

I agree with the comments of Philippa111 and Icanhandthemback. Many of our generation has been brought up not to mention these natural bodily functions resulting in an unhealthy embarrassment and, dare I say it, tightlipped comments. I prefer not to waste money on plastic toys but I do want future generations to grow up with a good attitude towards their bodies. Just in case anyone thinks I'm a progressive weirdo, I should add that I also believe privacy should be introduced at appropriate ages, especially in larger families with children of different ages.

How long before we have the menstruating Barbie and ejaculating Ken...

For a boy, yes. It will be the start of a lifelong fascination with all things scatalogical, and utterly childish, peculiar to men.

Why buy that when they can poop themselves!! No thank you!!

My first reaction was 'What a waste of the world's resources' and it would not be on my list for my grandchildren .It has limited appeal and not the longevity of the old favourites that stand the test of time that the whole family can play .

No. I love gifts that will occupy them for a long time, I think this would be an expensive 1 week wonder.

Ngaio1, according to my big fat dictionary, poop is the American version. I looked up poo and pooh recently because of an argument elsewhere as to which was ‘correct’.
Someone actually thought that ‘pooh’ should only ever be used in conjunction with Winnie. ?

If it makes a child happy , who cares .

I think kids might like it for 5 monutes but its hardly going to be a long lasting toy, so on tjat basis, no!

Yes, if their parents think it's something they'd want - kids just love anything that may be slightly "naughty". I bought my grandson a poo emoji cushion when he was 7 and he still has it on his bed (he's now 14)

Hawkins Toy Bazaar was the place to go for pooping chickens which you could pre-load with little chocolate Easter eggs. All the children had one in their party bags at parties. Great success!

No I wouldn’t. I once gave my son a toy gorilla, Gilroy was its name, it was only later on that I realised it stuck its thumb and big toes up its nose, in its ears and in its mouth! My son was only small but he soon realised, he shouted ‘Look Mummy!.

It it's a small, silly gift, yes. Otherwise, no. Everything has to be educational, on some level (I'm not a grinch, he loves the stuff I get him, but... learning is key).